Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Shakespeare, William, published 1623 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleTwelfth Night, or What You Will
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1623
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 396 · edition 872 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.13
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1601 [1601-1602]
First performance (BritDrama)1601 [1600-1602]
Company (BritDrama)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Company (Annals)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
FormatFolio
Greg396a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1297
Title page[HT; Y2r] Twelfe Night, Or what you will.
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10–67505unassignedIF Music be the food of Love, play on, Give me excess of it: that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so …
268–120501unassignedOrsino. Orsino: I have heard my father name him. He was a Bachelor then. And so is now, or was so very late: F…
3121–159514unassignedHe hath indeed, almost natural: for besides that he's a fool, he's a great quarreler: and but that he hath the…
4160–198508unassignedFaith I'll home to morrow sir Toby, your niece will not be seen, or if she be it's four to one, she'll none of…
5199–233534unassignedDear Lad, believe it; For they shall yet belie thy happy years, That say thou art a man: Diana's lip Is not mo…
6234–265504unassignedSir, I bade them take away you. Misprision in the highest degree. Lady, Cucullus non facit monachum: thats as …
7266–295500T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.81Good Sir Toby. Cousin, Cousin, how have you come so early by this Lethargy? Lechery, I defy Lechery: there's o…
8296–324499unassignedIf I do not usurp myself, I am. Most certain, if you are she, you do usurp yourself: for what is yours to best…
9325–391507unassignedI see you what you are, you are too proud: But if you were the devil, you are fair: My Lord, and master loves …
10392–410494unassignedWill you stay no longer: nor will you not that I go with you. By your patience, no: my stars shine darkly over…
11411–447491unassignedCome sir, you peevishly threw it to her: and her will is, it should be so returned: If it be worth stooping fo…
12448–486502T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.84Come on, there is six pence for you. Let's have a song. There's a testrill of me too: if one knight give a Wou…
13487–516498T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.82Farewell dear heart, since I must needs be gone. Nay good Sir Toby. His eyes do show his days are almost done.…
14517–572482unassignedMy purpose is indeed a horse of that colour. And your horse now would make him an Ass. Ass, I doubt not. O 'tw…
15573–632500unassignedO fellow come, the song we had last night: Mark it Cesario, it is old and plain; The Spinsters and the Knitter…
16633–674482unassignedAnd what's her history? A blank my Lord: she never told her love, But let concealment like a worm i' th' bud F…
17675–716500unassignedAnd then to have the humour of state: and after a demure travail of regard: telling them I know my place, as I…
18717–729497T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.79M. But then there is no consonancy in the sequel that suffers under probation: A. should follow, but O. does. …
19730–757494unassignedOr o' mine either? Shall I play my freedom at tray-trip, and become thy bondslave? I'faith, or I either? Why, …
20758–803487unassignedNow Ioue in his next commodity of hair, send thee a beard. By my troth I'll tell thee, I am almost sick for on…
21804–862481unassignedDear Lady. Give me leave, beseech you: I did send, After the last enchantment you did hear, A Ring in chase of…
22863–881483unassignedMarry I saw your Niece do more favours to the Count's serving-man, than ever she bestowed upon me: I saw't i' …
23882–927473unassignedAnd his opposite the youth bears in his visage no great presage of cruelty. Look where the youngest Wren of mi…
24928–990498unassignedIt doth not fit me: hold sir, here's my purse, In the South Suburbs at the Elephant Is best to lodge: I will b…
25991–1015510T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.85Oh ho, do you come near me now: no worse man than sir Toby to look to me. This concurres directly with the Let…
261016–1042510unassignedHis very genius hath taken the infection of the device man. Nay pursue him now, lest the device take air, and …
271043–1073512T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.87here he comes with your Niece, give them way till he take leave, and presently after him. I will meditate the …
281074–1099516T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.86Pray you sir, do you know of this matter? I know the knight is incensed against you, even to a mortal arbitrem…
291100–1165507unassignedO good sir Toby hold: here come the Officers. I'll be with you anon. Pray sir, put your sword up if you please…
301166–1207530unassignedA very dishonest paltry boy, and more a coward then a Hare, his dishonesty appears, in leaving his friend here…
311208–1238514unassignedWhat relish is in this? How runs the stream? Or I am mad, or else this is a dream: Let fancy still my sense in…
321239–1280486unassignedSir Topas, sir Topas. My most exquisite sir Topas. Nay I am for all waters. Thou mightst have done this withou…
331281–1332499unassignedThis is the air, that is the glorious Sun, This pearl she gave me, I do feel't, and see't, And though 'tis won…
341333–1382499unassignedO you give me ill counsel. Put your grace in your pocket sir, for this once, and let your flesh and blood obey…
351383–1452490unassignedHow can this be? When came he to this Town? To day my Lord: and for three months before, No interim, not a min…
361453–1501496unassignedA Contract of eternal bond of love, Confirmed by mutual joinder of your hands, Attested by the holy close of l…
371502–1567478unassignedSebastian are you? Fearest thou that Anthonio? How have you made division of yourself, An apple cleft in two, …
381568–1612492unassignedTruly Madam, he holds Belzebub at the staff's end as well as a man in his case may do: has here writ a letter …
391613–1660469unassignedAlas Maluolio, this is not my writing, Though I confess much like the Character: But out of question, 'tis Mar…